Actor as the popular hero Shirai Gompachi under an umbrella. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, ca. 1860.

Selected images from this work

Elegant portrait of an unidentified actor as the hero of the people

Half-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [1860?]

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Toyokuni-ga Bears actor's role

Sheet has been trimmed: signature, seals etc have been lost

Wellcome Collection 35832i

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